Sunday, August 9

In the news:

Cinema-related undergraduate courses reel in students

While UCLA’s film school remains highly selective, film students are not the only ones learning about film at UCLA. Various undergraduate departments have decided to offer film-related courses in order to satiate the desire for such knowledge among UCLA undergraduate students. Read more...



UCLA Archive brings Bollywood to American viewers

It’s extravagant, colorful and melodramatic. To many Americans, Bollywood provokes no greater depth than these three adjectives. But in a movie industry that churns out more movies per year than Hollywood, Bollywood’s proponents hope to prove to Western eyes that Indian films are more than just dance-filled spectaculars. Read more...


Calendar: Theater & Arts

Isaac Julien UCLA Hammer Museum April 15, 7 p.m. The art council chair for spring quarter in the UCLA Department of Art, this British filmmaker will tell us what his job entails and why it exists. Read more...


Calendar: Music

Musicians from Marlboro Schoenberg Hall April 17, 8 p.m. A sampling of top talent from the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont includes pianists Murray Perahia and Richard Goode and violinist Jaime Laredo. Read more...


Calendar: Film & TV

“50 First Dates” Ackerman Grand Ballroom April 15-16, 7 and 9:30 p.m. If you refused to pay $10 to see an Adam Sandler movie (being the smart person you are), here’s your chance to see his newest for only $2. Read more...